Charge to be dropped against Steubenville school principal

Elementary school principal Lynnett Gorman will perform community service related to rape awareness in lieu of prosecution.

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Posted Jan. 8, 2014 at 11:42 AM

Posted Jan. 8, 2014 at 11:42 AM

STEUBENVILLE

The case of an eastern Ohio elementary school official charged following an investigation into the rape of a 16-year-old girl in 2012 has been resolved without a trial.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says Steubenville elementary school principal Lynnett Gorman will perform community service related to rape awareness in lieu of prosecution.

DeWine said Wednesday that a misdemeanor charge of failing to report child abuse or neglect will be dropped in June if Gorman completes her service.

A message was left with Gorman's attorney, Dennis McNamara, who has said Gorman was accused of failing to report a teen sex and drinking party in April 2012 unrelated to the rape of the West Virginia girl.